Watering device for stock-cars.



H. P. MOFARLAND.

WATERING DEVICE FOR. STOCK CARS.

APPLICATION FILED 13110.7.1912.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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HARVEY I. MOFARLAND, OF MILTON, IOWA.

WATERING DEVICE FOR STOCK-CARS.

Application filed December 7, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I"I.\RVEY P. MGFAR- LAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milton, in the county of Van Buren and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l/Vatering Devices for Stock-Cars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to the shipment of cattle, and more especially to a watering attachment adapted to be used in connection with any stock car to water hogs principally, although the same may be used with other animals if found desirable.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a simple and efficient watering device which may be applied to any existing stock car without in any way requiring a change of structure of that car or interfer ing with the outline thereof.

I am aware that heretofore many stock cars have been designed for this purpose, but in all of these cars the apparatus has either been of complicated character or the tanks have been carried on top of the car thereby making it necessary to make extensive structural changes to the car itself. In the present device thercis simply provided an attachment in which the need of these structural changes is eliminated.

WVith the above and other objects in view,

this invention consists in general of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like charactors of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 is an enlarged transverse section through the car. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the top part of the ear. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the watering device.

In carrying out the invention and in the disclosure made in the present drawings, there is shown at 10 the body of a cattle car which is to be understood as typical of any size or form of cattle car such as is now in ordinary use. All of these cars are provided with the usual carlines or transversely extending beams 11 and roof 1?. over which extends a running board 13. In the present instance the running board 13 is provided with a hinged section 1 1, which can be lifted up to disclose the mouth of a funnel. 15, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

Serial No. 735,480.

running board forming acover for the funnel or funnels when the hinged portions are closed. This funnel is received in a collar 16 at its lower end which communicates with a perforated pipe 17 which is here shown as U-shaped in cross section but which may be of any desired shape such as circular or the like. The funnel extends through a suitable opening in the car roof, and the pipe 17 is secured to the Cttl'llIlGS or beams 11 by simple hangers 18 bolted thereto for holding the pipe 17 against swinging movement upon the car. This pipe 17 extends the entire length of the car and is adapted to be filled through the funnel 15. A partition 19 is placed in the funnel l5 and extends up therethrough to the top thereof so that one-half of the pipe may be used at a time.

In using the device it is simply necessary to lay back the hinge portion of the running board and run the car underneath the ordinary tank spout such as is used to fill the tanks of locomotive tenders and turn the water on. This will cause distribution of the water along the pipe, and the water will will be seen that the perforated pipe is rig;

idly supported or hung from the transversely extending beams of the car by means of the hanger 18. It will be further seen that the perforated pipe has its ends abutting against the respective ends of the car, and in this manner will be firmly held against swinging movement within the car which would be likely to loosen the hanger and allow the perforated pipe to drop from the top of the car. By means of the present device a very rigid and ellicient structure has been produced.

It should be understood that by placing the partition 19 within the funnel as clearly illustrated in the drawing, the two separate sections of the perforated pipe will be permitted to be filled from the same point without changing the position of the car, in view of the fact that the partition 19 separates the perforated pipe into two independent water containing compartments.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In a device of the class described the combination with a stock car, of a perfostock car, said stock car provided with transversely extending beams, hangers secured to said beams and passing under said perforated pipe for firmly holding the same against swinging movement upon said car, said perforated pipe provided with an upwardly extending collar formed integral therewith, a funnel-shaped delivering tube secured to said collar for distributing water to said perforated pipe, a centrally located partition carried by said perforated pipe and projecting centrally through said funnel and collar for dividing said perforated pipe into two separate sections and permitting each section to be filled from the same point without changing the position of the car, and said perforated pipe abutting against the end walls of said car whereby said pipe will be rigidly held against longitudinal swinging movement within the car due to the vibration of the car while in motion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

L. H. RowLANn, D. A. MILLER.

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Washington, D. G. 

